
“Dear PoPville,
Overheard at Banneker Pool:
Lifeguard asked the pool if there were any celebrations, birthdays or anniversaries, and one group mentioned their friend had gotten engaged Saturday evening. Then on the mic to the entire pool, full of younger women and girls, he congratulated her — a young woman — by saying, “have your fun now because when you become a wife you’ll spend everyday in the kitchen.”
I was horrified and offended. He didn’t even say he was joking or laugh. He just kept on going and turned on the music.”